CUEILLETTE. A term in French maritime law. Affreightment of a vessel a
cueillette, is a contract by which the captain obligates himself to receive
a partial cargo, only upon condition that he shall succeed in completing his
cargo by other partial lading; that is, by gathering it (en recueillant)
wherever he may be able to find it. If he fails to collect a cargo, such
partial chartering is void. Code de Com. par M. Fournel, art. 286, n.